You drive a E9x M3. You're in your 20's. How?

Thik · 09-16-2013, 08:25 PM

Let's spill the beans. I am #3. Bought the car used at 28. Dropped serious money on a depreciating asset rather than saving for a house/retirement/get out of debt/marriage/kids. But would do it again in a heartbeat!

gatorfast · 09-16-2013, 08:26 PM

Buy preowned

Ashley Schaeffer BMW · 09-16-2013, 08:26 PM

By reorganizing my priorities.

Jaymax85 · 09-16-2013, 08:27 PM

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Buy preowned

Bought pre-owned.. finishing my medical residency this year... and my wife is a pharmacist

overdose · 09-16-2013, 08:31 PM

Sold my soul to this guy...

Longboarder · 09-16-2013, 09:08 PM

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Sold my soul to this guy...

Endless619 · 09-16-2013, 09:13 PM

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Sold my soul to this guy...

Nice...

Techjunkie666 · 09-16-2013, 09:15 PM

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Sold my soul to this guy...

To the guy with headphones?

Haywood · 09-16-2013, 09:17 PM

No, the "guy" in the skirt.

brado · 09-16-2013, 10:45 PM

Avoided a bad marriage at 24 so at 27 I decided it was time to upgrade from the civic. Bought used so my car payments are only actually a extra hundred bucks a month which is easy to cover

CIFUM3 · 09-16-2013, 10:53 PM

Bought pre owned I'm 26 owe a lil less than 20k now

Kong Sheng Han · 09-16-2013, 10:54 PM

Drug money duh

Prince_of_Persia · 09-16-2013, 10:58 PM

When I bought mine, I was 27 and right out of university (engineering school). I saved and paid cash for a CPO one. M3 has been always my dream car so I had to get it.

rjd598 · 09-16-2013, 11:24 PM

I love mom and dad

Lorde · 09-16-2013, 11:57 PM

M3 Riff Raff

Arben72 · 09-17-2013, 12:24 AM

If not for m3's, what are parents for?

Ezio · 09-17-2013, 12:50 AM

early 20s and got a brand new M3. I work for a family owned business. I take zero pay and put all money towards other things.

simply as that, you need family to own a expensive car at a young age.

Prince_of_Persia · 09-17-2013, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ezio

early 20s and got a brand new M3. I work for a family owned business. I take zero pay and put all money towards other things.

simply as that, you need family to own a expensive car at a young age.

I don't agree with this. A lot of M3 owners in their 20s graduated from school and got a good paying job and paid for their cars. I have got $0 from my family since I was 19.

Ezio · 09-17-2013, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince_of_Persia

I don't agree with this. A lot of M3 owners in their 20s graduated from school and got a good paying job and paid for their cars. I have got $0 from my family since I was 19.

You are right. To me 28 year old is "old". which is why my views are kind of flawed for the time being. I still got a few friends who are in there teens. lol

Yes you can easily afford a nice car in your mid to late 20s with a good paying job out of college. anything before college is most likely family helped. I am still in college also.e

on a side note i have a good friend who is 19 and started a entertainment based website. makes 200k a year, i kid you not. (i have seen his bank statements) so anything is possible these days.

Prince_of_Persia · 09-17-2013, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Ezio

You are right. To me 28 year old is "old". which is why my views are kind of flawed for the time being. I still got a few friends who are in there teens. lol

Yes you can easily afford a nice car in your mid to late 20s with a good paying job out of college. anything before college is most likely family helped. I am still in college also.e

on a side note i have a good friend who is 19 and started a entertainment based website. makes 200k a year, i kid you not. (i have seen his bank statements) so anything is possible these days.

Yup, agree with this

h4nh · 09-17-2013, 02:08 AM

haha we ran out of options for the poll. I live on my own and can afford it so why not?

Sandye90m3 · 09-17-2013, 02:14 AM

Did very well in my high school and managed to get into a very good university, UCI to be exact. So my parents rewarded me!

However the moment my grades slip, I lose everything including my phone lol.

View Poll Results: You drive a E9x M3. You are in your 20's. How'd you manage that?
I pay for the car, but I live with my parents.	38	17.12%
My parents paid for the car.	38	17.12%
I live on my own and pay for my car (probably not the smartest financial decision at your age)	146	65.77%
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09-16-2013, 08:25 PM	#1
Thik First Lieutenant 141 Rep 371 Posts Drives: 2010 Space Grey E92 M3 6spd Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	You drive a E9x M3. You're in your 20's. How? Let's spill the beans. I am #3. Bought the car used at 28. Dropped serious money on a depreciating asset rather than saving for a house/retirement/get out of debt/marriage/kids. But would do it again in a heartbeat! Last edited by Thik; 09-16-2013 at 08:33 PM..
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09-16-2013, 08:26 PM	#2
gatorfast Major General 4995 Rep 6,862 Posts Drives: 718 Cayman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoFla iTrader: (4)	Buy preowned
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09-16-2013, 08:31 PM	#5
overdose Private 4 Rep 74 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	Sold my soul to this guy... __________________ 2013 BMW E92 M3 2009 Lexus IS250
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09-16-2013, 09:17 PM	#9
Haywood I know a thing or 2 about a thing or 2... 3101 Rep 3,470 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Coupe, e39 M5, i3s Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, NY iTrader: (11) Garage List 2003 BMW e39 M5 [0.00] 1997 BMW e36 M3 [0.00]	No, the "guy" in the skirt. __________________ 2019 Imperial Blue Metallic i3s BEV 2003 Le Mans Blue e39 M5 Dinan S1 1997 Alpine White e36 M3 (the old gal) 2013 Mineral White e92 M3 (sold ) 2014 Carbon Black 650i M-sport (sold)
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09-16-2013, 08:26 PM	#3
Ashley Schaeffer BMW Banned 91 Rep 833 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charlotte iTrader: (1)	By reorganizing my priorities.
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09-16-2013, 10:45 PM	#10
brado Private First Class 22 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 2009 e92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bay Area CA iTrader: (0)	Avoided a bad marriage at 24 so at 27 I decided it was time to upgrade from the civic. Bought used so my car payments are only actually a extra hundred bucks a month which is easy to cover
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09-16-2013, 10:53 PM	#11
CIFUM3 Captain 103 Rep 999 Posts Drives: 08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Goodyear iTrader: (0)	Bought pre owned I'm 26 owe a lil less than 20k now __________________ Performance ESS 625 VT2 Supercharger - CAE Shifter - Revinora race+ axle back - Macht Schnell down pipes - SOSI X-pipe Looks M colors grill - CF trunk - Sapphire Blue Forgestars F14
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09-16-2013, 10:54 PM	#12
Kong Sheng Han Banned 303 Rep 1,140 Posts Drives: Something something racecar Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW 328i [0.00] 2001 BMW M3 [0.00]	Drug money duh
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09-16-2013, 10:58 PM	#13
Prince_of_Persia Colonel 248 Rep 2,513 Posts Drives: 6MT E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (1)	When I bought mine, I was 27 and right out of university (engineering school). I saved and paid cash for a CPO one. M3 has been always my dream car so I had to get it.
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09-16-2013, 11:24 PM	#14
rjd598 Banned 1770 Rep 6,696 Posts Drives: F30 340i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego,CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW 340i [0.00]	I love mom and dad
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09-16-2013, 11:57 PM	#15
Lorde Ya ya ya, I am Lorde, ya ya! 266 Rep 2,772 Posts Drives: E90 M3, 2015 SQ5 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Snig iTrader: (10) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 E90 [0.00]	M3 Riff Raff
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09-17-2013, 12:24 AM	#16
Arben72 Banned 50 Rep 462 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	If not for m3's, what are parents for?
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09-17-2013, 12:50 AM	#17
Ezio Brigadier General 380 Rep 3,934 Posts Drives: 2023 Alfa Romeo, 2023 m240i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MI iTrader: (0)	early 20s and got a brand new M3. I work for a family owned business. I take zero pay and put all money towards other things. simply as that, you need family to own a expensive car at a young age.
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09-17-2013, 02:08 AM	#21
h4nh Major 237 Rep 1,095 Posts Drives: 09 SC E90 M3 / 13 F10 M5 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 E90 M3 (superc ... [10.00] 2013 M5 [0.00]	haha we ran out of options for the poll. I live on my own and can afford it so why not? __________________
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09-17-2013, 02:14 AM	#22
Sandye90m3 Major 167 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Calgary, CA iTrader: (0)	Did very well in my high school and managed to get into a very good university, UCI to be exact. So my parents rewarded me! However the moment my grades slip, I lose everything including my phone lol. __________________ M3.E90 JZB *Coded.GTSDCT.BomizValved.TurnerTestPipes.ResDelete .EurochargedTune.AAFilter.HRER40s* Last edited by Sandye90m3; 09-17-2013 at 02:15 AM.. Reason: e
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